lit. a path covered in brambles; a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom)
trad. 荊棘載途
Also written 荊棘載途【jīng jí zài tú】
Characters in this word
4荆
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an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2], surname Jing
- Pinyin
- Jīng
- Traditional
- 荊
- Strokes
- 9
棘
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thorns
- Pinyin
- jí
- Strokes
- 12
载
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to record in writing, to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc), Taiwan pr. [zai4], year
- Pinyin
- zǎi
- Traditional
- 載
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 4872 of 2500
途
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way, route, road
- Pinyin
- tú
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 43268 of 2500